I'm sitting all alone by the telephone

Waiting for your call when you don't call at all

It's a shame (sha-ame), the way you play with my emotions

You're like a child at play on a sunny day

But you play with love and then you throw it away

Why do you use me try to confuse me

How can you stand to be so cruel

Why don't you free me from this prison

Where I serve my time as your fool

I try to stay with you show you love so true

But you won't appreciate the love we try to make

Oh, it's-a got to be a shame

Got to be a shame (sha-ame), the way you mess around with your man

Oh, it's a shame (sha-ame), the way you hurt me

You've got my heart in chains and I must complain

I just can't be content oh, look at (unintelligible